Patents by Inventor Robert E. MacDonald

Robert E. MacDonald has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120165771
    Abstract: Absorbent articles are disclosed that have been printed with active graphics alone or in combination with permanent graphics. The active graphics may be used, for instance, as a wetness indicator on an absorbent article. In accordance with the present disclosure, the active graphics include at least one disappearing graphic and at least one appearing graphic. The disappearing graphic and appearing graphic allow for complete scene changes on the article and also allow for the illusion of movement of objects in the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Marcille Faye Ruman, Shannon K. Melius, Mary L. Schwer, Robert E. MacDonald, Eric Donald Johnson, Thomas Michael Ales, Jennifer Leigh Skabroud Misek, Terri Lynn Meisel, Tami L. Kurtz
  • Patent number: 6195159
    Abstract: A system which determines one or more properties of a lens includes a light source and a target pattern illuminated by the light source illuminates and substantially positioned at a first conjugate position of the lens. A detector, including an active surface, is positioned at a second conjugate position of the lens such that an image of the target pattern is formed on the active surface. The detector generates an analog electrical signal based on the image and the a generator converts the electrical signal to a representative digital signal for processing. In the system, the detector is movable relative to the lens to test the lens at plural focus positions, and plural detector output signals correspond to a feature of the target pattern at plural focus positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: AGFA Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. MacDonald, Danielle M. Berven